Pastcontinuous Form Affirmative : Was / were + verb+ ing . Negative : Was/ were not +verb+ing . Interrogative: Was/ were +subject+verb+ing? use To describe : 1 - a past action in progress . 2- two actions happening at the same time in the past What were they doing when the bell rang ? 1- Jack ……………………………(feed ) the dog . 2- the father …………………… ( help ) his daughter to do her homework . 3- the sisters ………………………… ( fight ) with pillows in their bedroom . 4- Tomas …………………………….( not do ) his Homework, he ……………………….( surf ) the net . 5- Sally ………………………………. ( iron ) in the laundry room . 6-the grandfather……………………….……( read) a newspaper while the grandmother…………. …………………… ( caress ) the cat . 7-the mother………………………… ( not cook ) She …………………………. (buy ) some fruit . 8- Erik and Janet …………………………. ( slide ) in the playground . e . g a- he was helping the old lady . b- they weren’t doing their homework . c- were they planting trees ? . Past continuous Form Affirmative : Was / were + verb+ ing . Negative : Was/ were. +subject+verb+ing? use To describe : 1 - a past action in progress . 2- two actions happening at the same time in the past What were they doing when the bell